Latest sightings
Saturday's news
The South Finger Cuckoo 1 Kingfisher 1 Little Grebe 1 The Tack Piece Cuckoo 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Avocet 5 Crane 5 Pink-footed Goose 1 Sand Martin 50 The South lake Oystercatcher 4 Avocet 8 Black-tailed Godwit 110 The Holden Tower Avocet
25 April 2015
Sandpipers & Cuckoos arrive
The Rushy Common Sandpiper 3 The South Finger Common Sandpiper 1 Avocet 9 Black-tailed Godwit 80 Great-crested Grebe 2 Teal 10 The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 Whimbrel 1 Curlew 3 Avocet 10 Little-ringed Plover 1 Lapwing 20 Shelduck 30 The South Finger Cuckoo
24 April 2015
Sunny Sandpipers
The South Lake Green Sandpiper 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Black-tailed Godwit 79 Oystercatcher 4 Avocet 10 Great-crested Grebe 2 Med Gull 2 The Holden Tower Avocet 13 The Zeiss Hide Avocet 4 The Rushy Avocet 2 The Tack Piece Pink-footed Goose 1
22 April 2015
Today's sightings
Migrants A few Swallow, Sand and House Martin moving N to 0930 at least. Green Sandpiper flying about the reserve. Holden Tower Avocet 12 Lapwing 12+ Greylag 70 Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Chiffchaff all singing Tack Piece Pintail 2 Wigeon 6 Teal 24 Pink-fo
21 April 2015
Today sightings
Holden Tower Lapwing 12+ Avocet 12+ Pied Wagtail male Peregrine 1 Wheatear at Middle Point Waders at high tide-Dumbles Dunlin 14 Little Stint 1 Ringed Plover 10 Curlew 25 Shelduck 50 Great Crested Grebe 2 on the estuary at high tide Zeiss Hide/Top New Pie
20 April 2015
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Little-ringed Plover 4 Avocet 10+ Shoveler 4 3 White and Yellow Wagtail seen here today Peregrine 1 Red-breasted Goose 1 (escaped/released bird, ringed, not from here) among Canada Goose flock. Crane GCP Curlew 1, Dunlin 15, Ringed Plover 10,
19 April 2015
Nightingale on sunny Saturday
The Decoy NIGHTINGALE 1 male singing next to the Gulf Hide The Rushy Egyptian Goose 1 The South Lake Mediterranean Gull 1 Black-tailed Godwit 120 Ruff 1 male Avocet 13 Oystercatcher 4 Great-crested Grebe 2 The Tack Piece Common Crane 5 Pink-footed Goose 1
18 April 2015
Great-white Egret
Great-white Egret A rather mobile Great-white Egret was found this morning. It could appear in front of any hide so worth checking all the spots like Zeiss Hide etc. It is a colour ringed bird Blue/Green left leg and Orange/Red on right leg, If anyon
17 April 2015
Hoopoe!!
A HOOPOE was seen this morning flying up the seawall from the Zeiss Hide, then cut in land past the Holden Tower just after 8.30. It was last seen heading for the Rushy and hopefully will be re-found somewhere. This is a very rare visitor to us here at Sl
16 April 2015
Wednesday's sightings
The South Finger Kingfisher 2 Sedge Warbler 2 Reed Warbler 4 Blackcap 3 Chiffchaff 2 Cetti's Warbler 1 Sparrowhawk 1 The Zeiss Hide Mediterranean Gull 3 sub-adults Avocet 8 Redshank 3 The Holden Tower Avocet 9 Peregrine 1 Shelduck 80 Ringed Plover 10 Dunl
15 April 2015
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide/Van de Bovenkamp Hide Top New Piece Common Sandpiper 1 Little-ringed Plover on the islands Swallow 5 Teal 20 Shoveler 26 Lapwing 16 Black-tailed Godwit mobile flock Wheatear 3 male and a one female South Lake Black-tailed Godwit mobile flock Av
14 April 2015
A calmer day following the strong winds.
Warblers/migrants 20+ Willow Warbler, 12 Blackcap, 20+ Chiffchaff, 8+ Cetti's Warbler, 6 Sedge Warbler and 4 Reed Warbler all singing on site. Kingfisher Hide has all six species audible around the hide. A roaming part of 40 Sand Martin have been feeding
13 April 2015
Today's sightings
Migrants Little ringed Plover feeding on the Top New Piece and Dumbles scrape today. White Wagtail x4 have been feeding in the flashes and scrape on the Dumbles, sometimes with a pair of Pied Wagtail. Reed Warbler- one singing in the South Finger reed be
12 April 2015
Saturday's bird news
The South Lake Avocet 17 Black-tailed Godwit 120 Ruff 1 Oystercatcher 4 Great-crested Grebe 2 Sand Martin 50 The Rushy Avocet 10 The Holden Tower Avocet 8 The Zeiss Hide Avocet 1 Redshank 6 Little Egret 4 The Tack Piece Common Crane 4 Pintail 2 Wigeon 8
11 April 2015
Fridays bird news
The Rushy Avocets 6 The Holden Tower Avocet 17 Oystercatcher 2 lapwing 20 Shoveler 4 Wigeon 8 Wheatear 1 Willow Warbler 3 Chiffchaff 2 The Tack Piece Common Crane 5 Wigeon 6 Shoveler 19 Pintail 4 The Zeiss Hide Lapwing 30 Redshank 4 Ruff 2 Black
10 April 2015